Veterans' Benefits

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Post 9/11 GI Bill - New Students

Longwood University is happy to assist any student wishing to use their Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits. These are the steps to follow in order to insure that claims are certified:

1. The veteran must first apply for benefits

2. Once a COE (Certificate of Eligibility) is received

if the veteran intends to use the benefits his/her-self, please proceed to step 4

if the veteran intends to transfer the benefits he/she must apply to have them transferred by completing an official DoD TEB application through the V.A.

3. Once the transfer is approved the student must complete form 22-1990e and submit it to the V.A. in order to be approved to use the benefits.

4. Once the COE is received a copy should be sent to the V.A. Certifying Official (Latrice Pearl, pearlld@longwood.edu) in the Registrar's Office, as well as to your Financial Aid Representative.

5. If you wish to have the tuition and fees portion of your bill held for V.A. payment, you will need to complete the Advanced Credit Application and submit it, along with a copy of your COE, to Karin Warner (warnerkj@longwood.edu) in Student Accounts

6. All other portions of your student bill will require payment in full or the use of a payment plan

7. Certification will be submitted to the V.A. after the add/drop period has ended. This is usually during the second week of classes

Continuing Post 9/11 Students

1. All students wishing to use their benefits will be required to notify the V.A. Certifying Official (pearlld@longwood.edu) in writing at the beginning of each semester.

2. If you wish to have the tuition and fees portion of your bill held for V.A. payment, you will need to complete the Advanced Credit Application and submit it, along with a copy of your COE, to Karin Warner (warnerkj@longwood.edu) in Student Accounts

3. If an updated COE is received from the V.A. at anytime, please submit it to the Registrar's Office and to Student Accounts.

Important Notice

All Chapters:

If you live on or off campus, or have regular monthly expenses, please plan ahead and save for the first three months' expenses. The VA currently estimates that payments will not begin to arrive until at least 8 weeks after certifications are submitted. If you aren't sure whether you'll have enough money to cover these expenses you can take out a small loan through the financial aid office, and use the VA money to repay the loan.

Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill recipients:

The textbook stipend will not be available before the first day of classes, and the bookstore does not issue vouchers. You will be required to pay out of pocket for the purchase of textbooks.

All Other V.A. Benefits

1. ROTC Cadet or Officer Scholarships, Virginia National Guard (State) STAP, and Virginia National Guard (Federal) FTA-ACES are required to contact Student Accounts, but are not handled through the Registrar's Office.

To Apply for Chapter 1606, 1607, 30, or 32 you will also need to complete form 22-1990e.

Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014

The following individuals shall be charged a rate of tuition not to exceed the in-state rate for tuition and fees purposes:

A Veteran using educational assistance under either chapter 30 (Montgomery G.I. Bill – Active Duty Program) or chapter 33 (Post-9/11 G.I. Bill), of title 38, United States Code, who lives in the Commonwealth of Virginia while attending a school located in the Commonwealth of Virginia (regardless of his/her formal State of residence) and enrolls in the school within three years of discharge or release from a period of active duty service of 90 days or more.

Anyone using transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits (38 U.S.C. § 3319) who lives in the Commonwealth of Virginia while attending a school located in the Commonwealth of Virginia (regardless of his/her formal State of residence) and enrolls in the school within three years of the transferor's discharge or release from a period of active duty service of 90 days or more.

Anyone using benefits under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 U.S.C. § 3311(b)(9)) who lives in the Commonwealth of Virginia while attending a school located in the Commonwealth of Virginia (regardless of his/her formal State of residence) and enrolls in the school within three years of the Service member’s death in the line of duty following a period of active duty service of 90 days or more.

Anyone described above while he or she remains continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters, or terms) at the same school. The person so described must have enrolled in the school prior to the expiration of the three year period following discharge, release, or death described above and must be using educational benefits under either chapter 30 or chapter 33, of title 38, United States Code.